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EasyJet passengers stranded Milan: What is the new EU entry-exit system that is causing chaos, when was it introduced. Photo: David Parry/PA Wire

EasyJet passengers stranded Milan: What is the EU entry-exit system?

The cost of a standard UK passport will exceed £100 for the first time next month as fees are rising by 8%, the Home Office has announced

Passport price increase: Cost of UK passport to exceed £100

Almost 13,000 recently-issued Irish passports have been recalled due to a printing error. Picture: National World

Over 10,000 passports recalled due to printing error

Despite the new blue design, UK passports rank only 35th in the latest Passport Index from Nomad Capitalist

Passport Index: Most desirable passports revealed

The King's coat of arms will be on the front of all new passports from December, the Home Office has announced. Pages on the inside of the passport have also been changed as part of the revamp and will feature images of natural landscapes from across the four nations

UK Passport redesign will see King’s coat of arms on the front

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Thirty years ago I was opposed to ID cards, but now it is just reality Tom Morton

Two British tourists were left devastated after losing jewellery and luxury items worth nearly €1 million following a break-in at a five-star hotel in Saint-Tropez, local media reported.

Brits lose nearly €1m in jewellery and luxury goods in hotel break-in

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Oxygen Activeplay launches summer of fun for just £30

Brits arriving in Gibraltar will have to show their passports to Spanish or EU border guards when they land at the airport - if a UK deal is finalised. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Brits to show passports in this destination - as UK close to EU deal

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been targeted by hackers who stole sensitive customer data and demanded a $20 million ransom to prevent its public release.

Crypto exchange hacked

Ireland has claimed the top position in the 2025 Nomad Passport Index, overtaking Switzerland in what the report describes as “an ongoing rivalry between these two neutral nations that have dominated the NPI rankings in recent years.”

Ireland named world’s most powerful passport as UK falls to 21st in 2025 global ...

Passengers queue for check in at Manchester Airport's Terminal 1.

Are airline boarding passes being scrapped?

An urgent warning has been issued to Brit holidaymakers who still have a burgundy passport. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Urgent passport warning issued to all Brit holidaymakers

Hugh Grant said his children were questioned by immigration at Heathrow Airport

Hugh Grant's children questioned by immigration at Heathrow

On 10 April the fee for a standard passport online application made from within the UK will rise. (Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

UK passport warning issued as fees to rise again

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Plans to raise passport application fees - how to save money

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UK tourists get break from £6 euro-visa fee as delays push ETIAS back
UK travellers get more time to plan their trips as visa delays push back costs until 2027 🌍
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British Airways has become the first airline to accept the Veterans ID card as a form of identification. Former military personnel can use it for domestic flights.

Veterans ID cards to be accepted on British Airways domestic flights

The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for Vietnam as UK holidaymakers face having their passports “seized”. (Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Travel warning as Brits face 'passport seized'

PGA Tour golfer Hideki Matsuyama was robbed at an airport in London this week while traveling from the Olympics in Paris. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sports star robbed at UK airport

Tori Towey, who works in the United Arab Emirates as an airline cabin crew member, has been charged with attempted suicide and alcohol consumption.

Irish stewardess charged with attempted suicide in Dubai

Prakash Hinduja, his wife, son, and daughter-in-law received sentences ranging from four to four and a half years for exploiting workers in their Geneva home., Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hinduja family members sentenced to prison for exploiting workers

The Foreign Office has issued a passport warning to all UK holidaymakers heading to Mexico this summer. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Passport warning for popular holiday destination

Long queues formed at airports across the UK after passport e-gates broke down. (Credit: Paul Curievici/PA Wire)

UK airports hit by chaos

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated its Indonesia travel advice including hotspots Bali and Lombok due to passport rules. (Photo: Getty Images)

Travel warning for hotspots including Bali

UK Eurovision fans are being advised to take a picture of their passport and other important documents on their phone before heading to Sweden for this year's contest. (Credit: Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Travel advice for Eurovision fans

Queues at Heathrow. Credit: Getty

Holidaymakers warned about post-Brexit EU passport rule change

The price of a UK passport is set to rise on Thursday (April 11) for the second time in 14 months.

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The price hikes means that it will cost up to £100 to submit a postal application for a UK passport
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Watch: Passport fee increase and “10-year rule” explained

Around 1,500 passengers on board MSC Armonia luxury cruise ship are stranded in Barcelona port as 69 Bolivians are “travelling on false visas”. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Cruise ship passengers stranded in Spanish port over visa problems

British holidaymakers travelling abroad this year are being warned to check their expiry date to make sure it is in line with the EU's post-Brexit expiry rules. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Passport warning for all holidaymakers

The Foreign Office has updated its advice for UK holidaymakers travelling to Cyprus amid "heightened tensions". (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Holiday hotspot travel warning

Passports may no longer be needed as advanced facial recognition is set to be used to get into the UK. (Photo: Getty Images)

Major change will see passports 'no longer needed' to enter UK

Britons are going to have to provide biometric data to visit the EU. Credit: Adobe/Kim Mogg

Explainer Huge delays expected when EU brings in post-Brexit fingerprint checks

Britons will have to pay £6 to enter the EU from 2025. Credit: Adobe/Kim Mogg

EU confirms date for post-Brexit £6 fee for European travel

Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked, according to Home Office figures. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked

The solution will invade privacy and create more work for the police, claim opponents. Credit: Tolga Akman/AFP via Getty Images.

Passports may be added to police database to catch shoplifters

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Carbon Passports could be the future of international travel

Passengers heading from the UK into France could be facing queue times doubling or even tripling as when a new data and documents checking system is introduced. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking More post-Brexit wows as queues at French border could 'triple'

Dual citizenship offers those eligible a chance to remain

Dual citizenship offers those eligible a chance to remain in EU Jamie Jones

Some people in the UK can have British citizenship as well as foreign citizenship.

The pros and cons of dual nationality for British citizens explained

The Henley Passport Index 2023 has been released - but where does the UK come in the ranking?

UK ranking for visa-free travel revealed in Henley Passport Index 2023

UK tourists may need to show three additional documents at Spanish border control (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning to UK holidaymakers over 3 extra documents to enter Spain

What the inside of the new passports will look like

First UK passports to be issued in the name of His Majesty this week

The new technology requires documents to be uploaded to an app (Image: PA)

Eurostar to use facial verification to reduce queues at St Pancras

Brits could be banned from entering 70 countries, especially if they still have a red passport - Credit: Adobe

Red passports: Brits warned they might be banned from 70 countries

British holidaymakers will soon have to give their fingerprints if travelling to some countries in Europe (Photo: Getty Images)

New law forces Brits to give fingerprints to holiday in Europe

Molly Smith and Callum Jones left just before the final in the first Winter Love Island in 2020 and are still going strong

Love Island star loses ‘everything’ as things taken from Marbella room

Breaking Passport e-gates down at all UK airports as travel warning issued

Delays at Dover reached 14 hours during the Easter holidays (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

EU ‘will delay’ Dover fingerprint and facial recognition checks

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning ahead of the May elections

Breaking Martin Lewis issues urgent warning ahead of local elections in May

More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks across the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Passport Office workers begin five-week walkout in bitter row over pay

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

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